The deal is done. First Data (FDC) and CardConnect have completed their acquisition agreement. CardConnect is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of FDC and CardConnect shares will no longer be traded on the NASDAQ. CardConnect CEO Jeff Shanahan will continue to lead CardConnect operations and will serve as an Executive Vice President and as a member…
FLEETCOR Technologies has ankled Steve Greene to President of Global Fuel Cards, a newly-created position for the company. His appointment is effective immediately, and he will be based at the FLEETCOR global headquarters in Norcross, Georgia. Greene will be responsible for developing and executing the growth strategy for FLEETCOR’s global fuel card product line. In his…
TD Bank has landed Barry Baird, formerly with PayPal, as Head of Customer Experience. Baird joins was most recently PayPal’s Head of Business Operations, Project Management Operations, PayPal Credit Card Program. Barry’s accountabilities included end-to-end program management of all new PayPal credit initiatives and roadmap prioritization, including all major product and platform builds. He joined…
USA Technologies has ankled Priyanka Singh as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective March 31st. She replaces interim CFO, Leland P. Maxwell, who will continue with USAT in a senior finance role. Ms. Singh brings over 15 years of finance and accounting experience to the position, including five years in the payments industry. She…
Chase has ankled Leslie Gillin to succeed Richard Quigley, who retired in late 2016. Gillin will manage Chase partnerships with some of the world’s most prominent brands as President of Chase Co-Brand Credit Cards. Gillin has more than 25 years of experience in the global credit card business and has held senior marketing, product and…
CA-based i2c, a provider of smarter payments and integrated commerce solutions, has ankled Peg Johnson as executive vice president of Global Client Success to oversee global operations of its client services and customer success organizations. Ms. Johnson has over 20 years of experience running global service delivery teams in the payments industry, working with the…
Boku, a direct carrier billing mobile payments company, has ankled Gillian Davies as Chief Financial Officer. Ms Davies joins Boku from Banner Managed Communication, part of Adare Group, where she served as interim Finance Director. Prior to this role, Ms Davies spent 11 years as Group Finance Director of London listed 4imprint Group plc, the…
Mastercard has ankled Shamina Singh, president of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, to assume oversight of the company’s sustainability efforts in addition to her current responsibilities. In this newly created role, Singh will lead the creation and execution of a sustainability strategy, taking into consideration how the company operates in the current social, cultural…
ME-based, WEX, a provider of corporate payment solutions, has ankled David Cooper for the newly created role of chief technology officer. The role was created to lead all aspects of corporate technology. In this position, Cooper will spearhead corporate IT and platform strategy, enterprise architecture, program management, information security, and IT infrastructure operations. “David brings…
TSYS confirmed the retirement of William Pruett as Senior Executive Vice President and President of TSYS’ North America Services segment, effective April 1st. A 40-year veteran of TSYS, Pruett started his career in the merchant area at Columbus Bank and Trust in 1976, and in 2011 assumed leadership of TSYS’ largest reporting segment. Under his…
Verifone has ankled Irni Palar as the general manager of its domestic operations in Indonesia. Based in Jakarta occupying a newly opened office facility, Palar spearheads Verifone’s commitment to providing world-class payment technology and collaborating with banks and its partner community in Indonesia. Irni comes to Verifone from Mastercard where she was the Indonesia director…
San Francisco-based YapStone has ankled Michael Gramz for its management team, as Chief Risk Officer. In his role, Gramz will focus on delivering innovative risk management products and services to support YapStone’s partners and customers. Prior to YapStone, Gramz was the Chief Risk Officer and Board Director at Merchant eSolutions, the U.S. processing division of…
